Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th April 1992

Dilbert//1107, first published 34 years ago on Sunday 26th April 1992

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dilbert dogbert sad story renowned monkey trainer beautiful discovered kidnapped wife leader sing song laughing thanks

Official transcript

Dogbert sits at his desk under a sign that says, "I will listen to your sad story $5.00."

A man enters and says, "I have a sad story."

Dogbert says, "Sit down."

The man continues, "I was a world renowned monkey trainer."

The man continues, "I had it all: fame, money, beautiful family."

The man continues, "Then I discovered that the monkeys were plotting against me."

The man continues, "They embezzled all of my money and kidnapped my wife."

The man covers his eyes and says, "Then my wife fell in love with their leader, Bing-Bong."

Dogbert laughs. The man asks, "Were you laughing?"

Dogbert hands money to the man and says, "Here's my five bucks. Thanks."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WILL LISTEN TO YOUR SAD STORY $ 500 I HAVE A SAD STORY.

SIT DOWN I WAS A WORLD RENOWNED MONKEY TRAINER.

I HAD IT ALL: FAME, MONEY, BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.

THEN I DISCOVERED THAT THE MONKEYS WERE PLOTTING AGAINST ME.

THEY EMBEZZLED ALL OF MY MONEY AND KIDNAPPED MY WIFE.

THEN MY WIFE FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR LEADER, BING-BONG.

WERE YOU LAUGHING?

HERE'S MY FIVE BUCKS.

THANKS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Monkey Business"

Summary:

The comic strip tells the story of a man who has a sad story to tell, but it's interrupted by a monkey trainer who shares his own tale of being kidnapped and embezzled by monkeys. The man is amused by this story and decides to share his own, which involves being kidnapped by his wife and falling in love with her leader, Bing-Bong. The punchline is that the man has five bucks, implying that he has made a profit from his wife's kidnapping. The comic strip is a humorous take on the idea of people having unusual and absurd stories to share.

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